Changes in Vegetative and Reproductive Growth and Quality Parameters of Strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa Duch.) cv. Chandler Grown at Different Substrates

Table 2

Effect of different growth substrates on vegetative growth of strawberry cv. Chandler.

Treatments	Leaf area (cm^2)	No. of runners
Soil (control)	40.63 ± 0.22 c	20.65 ± 0.40 bc
Polyester wool	61.46 ± 0.48 a	32.66 ± 0.46 a
Rice husk	53.30 ± 0.32 b	25.33 ± 0.18 b
Wheat straw	53.46 ± 0.26 b	22.34 ± 0.59 b

Note. Different letters in each column indicate significant () difference among treatments, ±SD.